Urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome flares and their impact: qualitative analysis in the MAPP network
| Autor: | Karl J. Kreder, Aimee S. James, James Quentin Clemens, Chris Mullins, Katy S. Konkle, Sean Mackey, Catherine S. Bradley, Cody Ashe-McNalley, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Xiaoling Hou, Nancy A. Robinson, Sandra H. Berry, Edward Barrell, H. Henry Lai, Larissa V. Rodriguez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Urology Symptom Flare Up Pelvic Pain Article Young Adult Quality of life medicine Humans Young adult Aged business.industry Pelvic pain Chronic pain Obstetrics and Gynecology Interstitial cystitis Focus Groups Middle Aged medicine.disease Focus group Self Care Physical therapy Female Chronic Pain medicine.symptom business Health care quality |
| Zdroj: | International Urogynecology Journal. 26:1047-1060 |
| ISSN: | 1433-3023 0937-3462 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00192-015-2652-6 |
| Popis: | Although in-depth qualitative information is critical to understanding patients’ symptom experiences and to developing patient-centered outcome measures, only one previous qualitative study has assessed urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS) symptom exacerbations (“flares”). We conducted eight focus groups of female UCPPS (interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome) patients at four sites from the MAPP Research Network (n = 57, mean = 7/group) to explore the full spectrum of flares and their impact on patients’ lives. Flare experiences were common and varied widely in terms of UCPPS symptoms involved, concurrent nonpelvic symptoms (e.g., diarrhea), symptom intensity (mild to severe), duration (minutes to years), and frequency (daily to |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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